<h1>Senior textiles official announces testing and certification regime to protect Jammu and Kashmir handicrafts, curb counterfeits and boost exports</h1> A senior central textiles official announced plans to explore a testing and certification regime to promote high-end handicrafts and handloom products from Jammu and Kashmir, aiming to curb counterfeits, boost exports and protect product identity, and instructed submission of a formal proposal to the Union government. The official urged wider enrolment of artisans in pension, PF/ESIC and scholarship schemes, and outlined efforts to diversify markets toward Europe, the UK and the Middle East while advancing infrastructure, skills development and welfare. The official also inspected a fashion institute campus and virtually inaugurated a craft-handloom village.